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Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki pulled off an upset Wednesday when she beat 2004 U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova. Also, Petra Kvitova has a new strategy: practice less.

Vadodara/ Catholic christians in Karamsad town of Anand district have demanded that the municipality earmark land near their church as a burial ground.

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The two Quebec women facing life in prison in Australia after police found more than $30 million worth of cocaine in their suitcases looked like they were having the time of their lives on the way there.

Melina Roberge and Isabelle Lagace, both in their 20s, spent the last two months on the MS Sea Princess, a massive luxury cruise that takes 2,000 passengers on numerous stops from Southampton in the UK to Sydney, Australia. Tickets for the cruise cost $20,000 each. Читать дальше...

For years, Canada’s indigenous women have been disappearing and dying at alarming rates. Today, the commission is probing the systemic causes behind that violence

Moussa Sissoko finally found a home, Mario Balotelli is off to France, and David Luiz returned to Chelsea. Not one makes our Top Five.

After finishing with a team-high seven tackles, Vanderbilt returned to the locker room to find messages flooding his iPhone. Friends and family were impressed that, in his most extensive action since joining the Bears last year, the soft-spoken senior showed little sign of nerves. In addition to being sidelined by injury much of his senior season, he hadn’t qualified academically for Division I. Vanderbilt planned to enroll at nearby Foothill College, a two-year school known for producing FBS signees... Читать дальше...

The US combat mission in Iraq officially ended six years ago, but did America ever really leave? Radio Sputnik’s Loud & Clear speaks with British parliamentarian and renowned anti-war activist George Galloway about the history of US involvement in Iraq and how a campaign of endless war has hastened the destabilization of the country and the region.

As the marriage plebiscite dominates debate in Canberra, the LGBT community is looking to the acrimonious debate over decriminalising homosexuality in Tasmania in the 1990s, when gay people were derided and called "no better than Saddam Hussein".

Europe will continue observing its humanitarian obligations, though those refugees who have no right to stay in the European Union must return to their home countries, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday.

Alligator hunting season is underway in Florida, but Loxahatchee Groves is not one of the areas where hunting is allowed, authorities said.

The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) is looking to build around 10,000 houses in different areas for the urban poor in the near future.

In a scientific first, NASA has successfully performed genome sequencing in space, providing proof-of-concept for future scientific endeavors.

The Raiders may need to place defensive end Mario Edwards Jr. on the Injured Reserve list with a strained hip later this week, coach Jack Del Rio told The Chronicle on Wednesday. [...] the Raiders are deciding whether to take advantage of the extra roster spot that the IR list provides. Edwards wore a neck brace for a month and there was some concern that the sprained neck injury could threaten his career. Luckily for coach Jack Del Rio and defensive coordinator Ken Norton. Jr., the Raiders’ depth on the defensive line is also good. Читать дальше...

A hit-and-run driver plowed into a 65-year-old man in the Bronx, launching him into another vehicle before driving off.

Monday morning started off like any other work day for Pradeep Guruge, but it ended with the loss of his wife and one of his daughters in a horrific car crash. Guruge spoke to CBC News about his family's loss.

INDIANAPOLIS — The police departments at the Indiana University campuses in Indianapolis and Bloomington are about to join the growing number of law enforcement agencies to equip their officers with body cameras. The Indianapolis Star (http://indy.st/2bSNGRc ) reports that the school says the officers will be wearing the cameras by the end of the year.

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A day after performing "Hotter Than Hell" on The Tonight Show, the European pop star performed another one of her songs for a much smaller audience: our Noteworthy video crew.

Theranos Inc. has halted its request for expedited clearance of a Zika virus blood test after regulators found the company didn't include proper patient safeguards in a study of the new test. WSJ's Lee Hawkins explains. Photo: AP

Reports from Delta state suggest that an old woman, suspected to be a witch has died after confessing that she steals pregnancies. PAY ATTENTION: Get all the latest gossips on NAIJ Gossip App Breaking Times reports that before she died,  the old woman allegedly confessed that she was returning from the coven after she had […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The police departments at the Indiana University campuses in Indianapolis and Bloomington are about to join the growing number of law enforcement agencies to equip their officers with body cameras. In a news release, IU Public Safety officials explained that as the public has increasingly called for police departments to become more transparent, the use of body cameras within law enforcement "is becoming an expected practice."

NEW YORK — Johanna Konta sat on a towel along the baseline, her racket resting by her feet, an ice bag under each arm, chest heaving. Fans murmured with concern in the stands and her opponent stood next to her chair, unsure what to do. Asked later how she was feeling — physically — the

Republican Gov. Paul LePage said Wednesday he intends to seek "spiritual guidance" in hopes of quieting a controversy he created when he left an obscene message on a Democratic lawmaker's voicemail and then …